ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES | 4. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES 2022 ACQUISITIONS Diamond Baseball Holdings, Madrid Open, Barrett-Jackson, and OpenBet In January 2022, the Company acquired four additional Professional Development League clubs (the "PDL Clubs"), which were being operated under the Diamond Baseball Holdings ("DBH") umbrella. DBH supported the PDL Clubs' commercial activities, content strategy and media rights. For these four additional PDL Clubs, the Company paid $ 64.2 million in cash. In April 2022, the Company acquired the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament and additional assets ("Madrid Open"), including the Acciona Open de España golf tournament, from Super Slam Ltd and its affiliates . The Company paid $ 386.1 million for consideration and transfer fees at closing, an additional $ 31.8 million of consideration is payable within two years of closing, and $ 0.6 million of contingent consideration is payable within three years of closing. In August 2022, the Company acquired 55 % of Barrett-Jackson Holdings, LLC ("Barrett-Jackson"), which is engaged in the business of collector car auctions and sales as well as other collector car related events and experiences, in exchange for consideration having an aggregate value of $ 256.9 million. The aggregate consideration consisted of $ 244.4 million of cash and 563,935 newly-issued shares of the Company's Class A common stock valued at $ 12.5 million. In September 2022, the Company acquired the OpenBet business ("OpenBet") of Light & Wonder, Inc. (formerly known as Scientific Games Corporation) ("Light & Wonder"). OpenBet consists of companies that provide products and services to sports betting operators for the purposes of sports wagering. The Company paid consideration to Light & Wonder of $ 847.1 million, consisting of $ 800.4 million of cash and 2,305,794 newly-issued shares of the Company's Class A common stock valued at $ 46.7 million. The Company incurred $ 31.6 million in transaction related costs in connection with these acquisitions. The costs were expensed as incurred and included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. The goodwill for the PDL Clubs was assigned to the Owned Sports Properties segment and the goodwill for the Madrid Open, Barrett-Jackson, and OpenBet acquisitions was assigned to the Events, Experiences & Rights segment. The goodwill is partially deductible for tax purposes. The weighted average life of finite-lived intangible assets acquired for these four PDL Clubs is 18.7 years and the intangibles acquired for Madrid Open are indefinite-lived. The intangibles acquired for Barrett-Jackson and OpenBet include both finite-lived intangibles, which have a weighted average life of 6.2 and 11.6 years, respectively, and indefinite-lived intangibles. The results of these four PDL Clubs, the Madrid Open, Barrett-Jackson, and OpenBet have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the dates of acquisition and for the PDL Clubs through the date of disposition (see 2022 Divestitures below). For the year ended December 31, 2022, the consolidated revenue and net income attributable to these acquisitions and included in the consolidated statement of operations from the acquisition dates were $ 149.8 million and $ 32.0 million, respectively. Preliminary Allocation of Purchase Price The acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations and the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combinations are as follows (in thousands): DBH Madrid Open Barrett-Jackson OpenBet Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 18,659 $ 10,783 $ 49,795 Accounts receivable 89 2,123 1,706 49,838 Deferred costs — 1,124 — — Other current assets 491 470 1,386 13,443 Property and equipment 4,403 162 4,290 5,103 Right of use assets 7,270 — 6,828 8,401 Investments — — — 1,100 Other assets 103 381 — 6,033 Intangible assets: Trade names — — 120,900 67,000 Customer relationships 1,960 — 12,500 134,000 Internally developed software — — 1,300 139,000 Owned Events — 407,070 — — Other 35,410 — — 14,300 Goodwill 25,585 14,419 330,880 477,282 Accounts payable and accrued expenses ( 93 ) ( 1,609 ) ( 7,009 ) ( 13,784 ) Other current liabilities ( 56 ) — — ( 14,315 ) Operating lease liability ( 9,470 ) — ( 4,458 ) ( 8,401 ) Deferred revenue ( 1,455 ) ( 20,780 ) ( 667 ) ( 5,983 ) Debt — — ( 11,439 ) — Other liabilities — ( 3,508 ) — ( 75,726 ) Redeemable non-controlling interests — — ( 210,150 ) — Net assets acquired $ 64,237 $ 418,511 $ 256,850 $ 847,086 Except for DBH, the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are preliminary and subject to change as we finalize purchase price allocations, which is expected within one year of the respective acquisitions. Other 2022 Acquisitions In May 2022, the Company completed an acquisition for a total purchase price of $ 15.6 million in return for a 73.5 % controlling interest. The Company paid $ 4.6 million in cash and issued 396,917 shares of EGH Class A common stock valued at $ 11.0 million. In September 2022, the Company completed another acquisition for a total purchase price of $ 3.9 million including contingent consideration with a fair value of $ 0.9 million. The Company recorded $ 13.8 million of goodwill and $ 4.2 million of intangible assets, of which the weighted average useful life ranges from 5 to 10 years. The goodwill for both acquisitions was assigned to the Events, Experiences & Rights segment and is partially deductible for tax purposes. 2022 DIVESTITURES Endeavor Content In February 2021, the Company signed a new franchise agreement and side letter (the "Franchise Agreements") directly with the Writer’s Guild of America East and the Writer’s Guild of America West (collectively, the "WGA"). These Franchise Agreements included terms that, among other things, prohibited the Company from (a) negotiating packaging deals after June 30, 2022 and (b) having more than a 20% non-controlling ownership or other financial interest in, or being owned or affiliated with any individual or entity that has more than a 20% non-controlling ownership or other financial interest in, any entity or individual engaged in the production or distribution of works written by WGA members under a WGA collective bargaining agreement. As a result, in the third quarter of 2021, the Company began marketing the restricted Endeavor Content business for sale and such assets and liabilities were reflected as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 . The sale of 80% of the restricted Endeavor Content business closed in January 2022. The Company received cash proceeds of $ 666.3 million and divested $ 16.6 million of cash and restricted cash on the date of sale. The retained 20% interest of the restricted Endeavor Content business is reflected as an equity method investment as of December 31, 2022 and was valued at $ 196.3 million at the date of sale. The fair value of the retained 20% interest of the restricted Endeavor Content business was determined using the market approach. The key input assumption was the transaction price paid for the Company's 80% interest in the restricted Endeavor Content business. The Company recorded a net gain of $ 463.6 million, inclusive of a $ 121.1 million gain related to the remeasurement of the retained interest in the restricted Endeavor Content business to fair value and $ 15.0 million of transaction costs, in other income, net during the year ended December 31, 2022. The restricted Endeavor Content business was included in the Company’s Representation segment prior to the sale. The major classes of assets and liabilities held for sale, respectively, in the consolidated balance as of December 31, 2021, were as follows (in thousands): Cash and cash equivalents $ 27,283 Restricted cash 1,452 Accounts receivable 205,760 Other current assets 69,906 Property and equipment 1,879 Operating lease right-of-use assets 18,304 Goodwill 10,812 Investments 25,329 Other assets 524,908 Total assets held for sale $ 885,633 Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 54,837 Deposits received on behalf of clients 424 Deferred revenue 129,612 Other current liabilities 399 Debt 241,999 Operating lease liabilities 24,224 Other long-term liabilities 55,808 Total liabilities related to assets held for sale $ 507,303 Diamond Baseball Holdings In September 2022, the Company closed the sale of the ten PDL Clubs that operated under the DBH umbrella to Silver Lake, stockholders of the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $ 280.1 million in cash. The Comp any recorded a net gain of $ 23.3 million in other income, net during the year ended December 31, 2022. The business was included in the Company's Owned Sports Properties segment. 2022 HELD FOR SALE In the third quarter of 2022, the Company began marketing a business for sale and due to the progression of the sale process, determined that it met all of the criteria to be classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2022 . The business is included in the Company's Events, Experiences & Rights reporting segment. The assets and liabilities of this business held for sale are $ 12.0 million and $ 2.7 million, respectively, which are not material to the Company’s overall financial position. 2021 ACQUISITIONS FlightScope, Next College Student Athlete, Mailman and Diamond Baseball Holdings In April 2021, the Company acquired the issued and outstanding equity interests of EDH Tennis Limited, the holding company of FlightScope Services sp. z o.o., comprising the services business of FlightScope (collectively, “FlightScope”). FlightScope is a data collection, audio-visual production and tracking technology specialist for golf and tennis events. In June 2021, the Company acquired the Path-to-College business of Reigning Champs, LLC, whose primary business is Next College Student Athlete (collectively, with the other acquired Path-to-College businesses, “NCSA”). NCSA consists of companies that offer recruiting and admissions services and related software products to high school student athletes, as well as college athletic departments and admissions officers. In July 2021, the Company acquired 100 % of the equity interests of Wishstar Enterprises Limited, the holding company of multiple entities (collectively, "Mailman"). Mailman is a digital sports agency and consultancy serving g lobal sports properties. In December 2021, the Company acquired six PDL Clubs, which such clubs were being operated under the DBH umbrella through the date of disposition (see 2022 Divestitures above). The combined aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions was $ 469.6 million. The Company incurred $ 10.7 million in transaction related costs in connection with these acquisitions. The costs were expensed as incurred and included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. The goodwill for FlightScope and NCSA was assigned to the Events, Experiences & Rights segment, the goodwill for Mailman was assigned to the Representation and Events, Experiences & Rights segments, and the goodwill for DBH was assigned to the Owned Sports Properties segment. The goodwill is partially deductible for tax purposes. T he weighted average life of finite-lived intangible assets acquired for FlightScope, NCSA, Mailman, and DBH is 4.4 , 5.2 , 7.6 , and 18.2 years, respectively. Allocation of Purchase Price The acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations and the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combinations are as follows (in thousands): FlightScope NCSA Mailman DBH Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,042 $ 3,655 $ 16,598 $ 1,133 Accounts receivable 475 5,619 11,292 1,027 Deferred costs 94 1,096 476 — Other current assets 1,640 10,238 1,713 1,565 Property and equipment 1,089 2,804 585 5,425 Right of use assets 1,272 4,951 359 37,087 Investments — — 1,239 — Other assets 1,056 5,472 2,085 942 Intangible assets: Trade names — 21,100 800 — Customer relationships 2,700 10,000 12,400 8,540 Internally developed software 15,400 37,100 — — Other — — — 97,410 Goodwill 33,550 214,106 22,342 66,379 Accounts payable and accrued expenses ( 806 ) ( 20,855 ) ( 16,255 ) ( 2,287 ) Other current liabilities ( 187 ) ( 10,318 ) ( 1,606 ) ( 171 ) Debt — — ( 4,338 ) ( 250 ) Operating lease liability ( 1,272 ) ( 4,951 ) ( 359 ) ( 31,487 ) Deferred revenue ( 631 ) ( 51,617 ) ( 972 ) ( 4,720 ) Other liabilities ( 4,334 ) ( 31,603 ) ( 3,485 ) ( 1,754 ) Net assets acquired $ 51,088 $ 196,797 $ 42,874 $ 178,839 2020 ACQUISITIONS On Location Events, LLC In January 2020, the Company acquired On Location Events, LLC, dba On Location (“OL”) for t otal consideration of $ 441.1 million consisting of cash consideration of $ 366.4 million; rollover equity, representing 13.5 % of the equity interest of OL, valued at $ 65.2 million and a contingent premium payment, as discussed below, valued at $ 9.5 million. The rollover equity is held by 32 Equity, LLC (“32 Equity”), the strategic investment firm affiliated with the National Football League (“NFL”). OL is party to a Commercial License Agreement (“CLA”) with NFL Properties, LLC, an affiliate of the NFL, which provides OL with the right to operate as the official hospitality partner of the NFL. As part of the acquisition, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement ("OL LLC Agreement") of Endeavor OLE Parent, LLC (“OLE Parent”), with 32 Equity. The terms of the agreement provided 32 Equity with certain call rights to acquire additional common units in OLE Parent and liquidity rights. At any time on or prior to April 1, 2022, 32 Equity had the right to purchase that amount of additional common units of OLE Parent from the Company that would have resulted in 32 Equity having an aggregate ownership percentage interest in OLE Parent of 32 %, at a price per unit equal to the original acquisition price of its rollover equity. Between April 1, 2022 and April 1, 2024, 32 Equity had an additional right to purchase that amount of additional common units of OLE Parent from the Company that would have resulted in 32 Equity having an aggregate percentage interest in OLE Parent equal to 44.9 % at a price per unit equal to the greater of the original acquisition price of its rollover equity and an amount based on a 15x EBITDA multiple of OLE Parent. The agreement also provided 32 Equity with certain rights to put its common units in OLE Parent to the Company upon a termination of the CLA or its option on or after January 2, 2025 (the “Lockup Period”). The Company also had certain call rights to require 32 Equity to sell its common units in OLE Parent to the Company upon a termination of the CLA in the event aforementioned put rights were not exercised. The put/call price was an amount equal to fair market value and the exercise of these put/call rights would have given rise to an obligation of the Company to make a premium payment to 32 Equity in certain circumstances. At any time following the Lockup Period, 32 Equity would have been entitled to a $ 41.0 million premium payment from the Company if both (i) 32 Equity or the Company exercised the put/call rights described above or there was a sale or IPO of OLE Parent and (ii) certain performance metrics based on average OL gross profit or NFL related business gross profit were achieved. The $41.0 million premium payment was also payable if, prior to January 2, 2026, a sale or IPO of OLE Parent occurred or if 32 Equity exercised its put rights following a termination of the CLA due to an OL event of default (in which case the $41.0 million premium payment would have been subject to proration). See Note 12 for exercise of the put right. On Location is a premium experiential hospitality business that serves iconic rights holders with extensive experience in ticketing, curated hospitality, live event production and travel management in the worlds of sports and entertainment. Operations include Anthony Travel, CID Entertainment, Future Beat, Kreate Inc., PrimeSport and Steve Furgal’s International Tennis Tours. OL is included in the Events, Experiences & Rights segment. The Company incurred $ 13.7 million of transaction related costs in connection with the acquisition. These costs were expensed as incurred and included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. The goodwill for the OL acquisition was assigned to the Events, Experiences & Rights segment. Goodwill was primarily attributable to the go-to-market synergies expected to arise as a result of the acquisition and other intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. The goodwill is partially deductible for tax purposes. The weighted average life of finite-lived intangible assets acquired is 10.7 years. Allocation of Purchase Price The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the business combination are as follows (in thousands): Cash and cash equivalents $ 45,230 Restricted cash 86 Accounts receivable 10,316 Deferred costs 99,184 Other current assets 53,893 Property and equipment 4,361 Operating lease right-of-use assets 3,509 Other assets 74,193 Intangible assets: Trade names 75,400 Customer and client relationships 198,819 Goodwill 387,542 Accounts payable and accrued expenses ( 55,927 ) Other current liabilities ( 28,224 ) Deferred revenue ( 175,790 ) Debt ( 217,969 ) Operating lease liabilities ( 3,509 ) Other long-term liabilities ( 24,377 ) Non-redeemable non-controlling interest ( 5,635 ) Net assets acquired $ 441,102 Other 2020 Acquisition On March 20, 2020, the Company acquired the remaining 50 % of the membership interests of PIMGSA LLP for a total transaction price of $ 37.0 million, which is to be paid on various dates and amounts. Prior to the acquisition, the Company owned a 50 % membership interest of PIMGSA LLP and was accounted for under the equity method. PIMGSA LLP trades under the name FC Diez Media and provides a complete and global sports media service, sponsorship and digital agency, formed exclusively to serve the South American Football Confederation. The Company recorded $ 8.6 million and $ 46.4 million of goodwill and a finite-lived contract based intangible asset, respectively. The finite-lived intangible asset has a useful life of 2 years . The Company also recognized a gain of $ 27.1 million for the difference between the carrying value and fair value of the previously held membership interest. The gain was included in other income, net in the consolidated statement of operations. 2020 DECONSOLIDATION In 2011, the Company and Asian Tour Limited (“AT”) formed a venture, Asian Tour Media Pte Ltd. LTD (“ATM”), for the commercial exploitation of certain Asian Tour events. As of December 31, 2019, ATM was a consolidated subsidiary of the Company as the Company had control over ATM’s operating decisions. The shareholders’ agreement included a provision whereby, if certain financial conditions were met as of December 31, 2019, a change in the corporate governance structure would be implemented as of January 1, 2020. Such financial conditions were met as of December 31, 2019, resulting in a change in the corporate governance such that the Company no longer maintains control over the operating decisions of ATM. The Company determined that the 50 % ownership interest would be accounted for under the equity method as of January 1, 2020. On January 1, 2020, the Company derecognized all the assets and liabilities of ATM and recognized an $ 8.1 million gain for the difference between the carrying value of the assets and liabilities and fair value of the Company’s 50% ownership interest. The gain was included in other income, net in the consolidated statement of operations. |